Pages

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Old-Fashioned Blueberry Crumb Bars

This recipe has been floating in the ether for years. I first saw these bars on the wonderful blog Nook and Cranny and determined I would make them as soon as possible. That was several months ago. Timely I'm not. Determined I am. I've made a single change to the base recipe which I'm told first appeared on All Recipes. You'll see that I've substituted some brown sugar for a portion of the white in an effort to make the bars more flavorful. I think it worked. If you use frozen berries do not thaw before using. Here's the recipe.

Directions:1) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 x 13 baking pan.2) In a medium bowl whisk together 3 cups of flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest. Use a pastry cutter or fork to cut in butter until mixture is in pieces no larger than a pea. Mix in egg and vanilla extract. Dough will be crumbly but stick together when squeezed. Pat half of the dough into the pan.3) In another bowl, mix reserved 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Add blueberries and gently toss them to coat. Pour blueberry mixture on top of the dough in pan. Then crumble remainder of dough evenly over surface of berries.4) Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned. Cool completely, then cut into squares. Dust with powdered sugar if using. Can be refrigerated for several days. Yield: 15 bars.

Blueberry prices have just come down in our market - time to use them and this is a perfect way to showcase their wonderful flavor.

We had a large blueberry bush near the house that grew bigger by the year and finally, last year, moved it to a new location. Sadly it didn't like it's move. We bought new bushes and have our fingers crossed we'll get berries this first year - but only if we beat the birds to them.Sam

Hello! Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment for me.:)I love your recipes! I'm going to look around your blog and make sure I follow it as well. I love making new goodies for my kiddos and hubby. :)Blessings,Sandra

Hubby will absolutely love these! He loves anything blueberry and these look so very good! I've printed the recipe and will try them soon, as a surprise for him. I see that I need to do a lot more exercising, if I plan to visit your blog! LOL

Privacy Policy

This blog does not share personal information with third-parties nor does it store information about your visit for use other than to analyze content performance through the use of cookies, which you can turn off at anytime by modifying your Internet browser's settings. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a a users prior visits to this website. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads. This blog is not responsible for the republishing of the content found here on other Web sites or media without the owners permission. This privacy policy is subject to change without notice